Public Health, MPH—Accelerated (Boston)

Through innovation in experiential education, research, and service, the Master of Public Health at Northeastern University trains diverse and skilled professionals who promote and protect the health of all communities. This program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. CEPH is an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs outside of schools of public health.  

MPH—One-Year Accelerated 

The One-Year Accelerated MPH pathway allows students to complete all degree components in 12 months with an emphasis on public health practice and experiential learning. This is a full-time, asynchronous online program that offers an opportunity to:

• Take 9 semester hours of elective coursework from a wide range of practical, public health topics including cross-departmental offerings
• Fulfill experiential coursework 
• Enjoy a supportive learning environment that includes outstanding student mentoring

Please visit Bouvé College Learning Outcomes for the specific student learning outcomes for this program.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Requirements

A grade of B– or higher is required in each required course.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Public Health Core
PHTH 5202	Introduction to Epidemiology	3
PHTH 5210	Biostatistics in Public Health	3
PHTH 5212	Public Health Administration and Policy	3
PHTH 5214	Environmental Health	3
PHTH 5540	Health Education and Program Planning	3
PHTH 6204	Society, Behavior, and Health	3
Social Determinants of Health Core
PHTH 5120	Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States	3
PHTH 6200	Principles and History of Urban Health	3
PHTH 6208	Foundations of Community Health Assessment	3
Experiential
PHTH 6910	Public Health Capstone	3
PHTH 6966	Practicum	3

Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 9 semester hours from the following (in consultation with your academic advisor, you may complete electives from another discipline):		9
HLTH 5800	AI Across the Health Sciences 1
PHTH 5222	Health Advocacy
PHTH 5226	Management and Leadership in Public Health and Healthcare
PHTH 5300	Project Management in Public Health
PHTH 5310	Budget Principles in Public Health
PHTH 5320	Grant Writing in Public Health
Public Health Technologies
HINF 5102	Data Management in Healthcare
HINF 6400	Introduction to Health Data Analytics
PHTH 6130	Public Health Technologies: Ethics and Equity
Public Mental Health
CAEP 6100	Prevention and Intervention: Evidence-Based Practices
CAEP 6110	Etiology-Psychopathology Across the Life Span
CAEP 6220	Development Across the Life Span

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AI Across the Health Sciences (HLTH 5800) is a 4 credit course.

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

42 total semester hours required

Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Year 1
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer 1	Hours	Summer 2	Hours	Summer Full Semester	Hours
Fall A		Spring A		PHTH 5540	3	PHTH 5300	1	PHTH 6910	3
PHTH 6200	3	PHTH 5212	3	PHTH 5226	3	PHTH 5310	1
PHTH 6208	3	PHTH 5120	3			PHTH 5320	1
Fall B		Spring B
PHTH 5222	3	PHTH 5214	3
PHTH 6204	3	Full Spring
Full Fall		PHTH 5202	3
PHTH 5210	3	PHTH 6966	3
	15		15		6		3		3
Total Hours: 42